[KhaamaPress] At least 13 Talibs were killed in separate operations of the Afghan Special Forces which were conducted in Farah city in the West and Shahwali Kot district of Kandahar in the South.
"Afghan special forces conducted an operation in Kanahgan and Raj villages of Farah city in Farah province killing 7 Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... fighters, including a commander, and maimed 8," informed military sources said Thursday.
The sources further added that the Afghan Special Forces conducted a similar raid on Taliban leadership in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province killing 6 Taliban fighters and detaining 2 others.
The anti-government armed bully boyz including Taliban have not commented regarding the operations so far.
[KhaamaPress] At least five people including a woman were tossed in the clink Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! on charges of armed robberies during an operation of the Afghan police forces in Kabul city.
The Kabul Police Headquarters in a statement said the police forces have busted a dangerous gang of armed robbers led by Mukhtar alias Be-dandan.
The statement further added that the other members of the gang, Fatima, Abdul Saboor, Noorullah, and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman were also arrested during the same operation.
The Kabul Police also added that the members of the gang were involved in armed robberies in Sarak-e-Silo, Karte Parwan, Salim Karwan road, Qala-e-Fatullah, and Taimani areas of the city.
The members of the gang were also robbing the citizens of the city with the support of its female member, Fatima in Qargha, mainly during Thursdays and Fridays, the Kabul Police said, adding that Fatima used to stand on the roadside and was asking for a left from car drivers to lure them into their trap and rob their vehicles either by drugging, beating, or intimidation by use of arms.
According to Kabul Police, the gang was busted during an operation which was conducted in 5th district of the city last week.
[KhaamaPress] At least 18 rockts, 38 Improvised Explossive Devices, and a large quanity of explosives were destroyed during the Arclight airstrikes which were conducted in western Farah province.
The 207th Zafar Corps in a statement said the airstrikes were carried out by the Afghan Air Force in Khak-e-Safid district.
The statement further added that the airstrikes also destroyed 21 sacks of explosives and 4 remote-controlled mines.
The anti-government armed gunnies including Taliban ...Arabic for students... have not commented regarding the airstrikes so far.
Farah is among the relatively volatile provinces in West of Afghanistan. Talibs are active in some of the restive districts of the province they often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities against the government and security institutions.
[KhaamaPress] A maimed member of the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group was tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! following a brief clash in eastern Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province.
The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in a statement said a group of ISIS Lions of Islam were attempting to shift one of their maimed members to a health facility in Wazir Tangi area of Khogyani district when they were ambushed by security forces.
The statement further added that the ISIS Lions of Islam were forced to retreat and flee the area after a brief clash leaving behind their maimed comrade.
The maimed ISIS member was arrested a horse was confiscated followign the clash, the 201st Silab Corps said, adding that the detained IS member is currently in security forces custody.
The anti-government armed Lions of Islam including ISIS sympathizers have not commented regarding the arrest of their comrade so far.
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[KhaamaPress] At least 15 Talibs were killed and 8 others were maimed during the festivities with the Afghan armed forces in western Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... province of Afghanistan, the military sources said Thursday.
The sources further added that the festivities took place in Farsi district of the province.
"In Farsi district, multiple festivities occurred between Afghan and Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... forces. ANDSF actions resulted in 15 Taliban fighters killed and 8 maimed," the sources said.
The anti-government armed hard boyz including Taliban have not commented regarding the festivities so far.
Herat is among the relatively calm provinces in West of Afghanistan but the Talibs have recently increased their insurgency activities in some of its remote districts where they often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities against the government and security institutions.
[KhaamaPress] The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the casualties toll from yesterday’s attack in Kabul city has climbed to 29 dead or maimed.
Interior ministry front man Nasrat Rahimi said Thursday that 9 people including a special forces soldier, 4 public protection forces personnel, 1 security guard of Counterpart International and 3 civilians bit the dust in the attack.
Rahimi further added that 20 civilians have also sustained injuries.
The attack on Counterpart International was launched at around 11:40 am on Wednesday in the 10th police district of the city when a group of forces of Evil armed with suicide kaboom vests and weapons detonated an exploding car near the office of Counterpart International.
The Ministry of Interior had earlier confirmed that four civilians including a woman bit the dust in the attack along with a policeman who was involved in the rescue operation.
The Taliban ...Arabic for students... group grabbed credit for the attack.
[KhaamaPress] The Talibs suffered heavy casualties in self defense strikes of the Afghan Special Forces in northern Faryab province, the military sources said Thursday.
The sources further added that the Afghan Special Forces carried out the self defense in Andkhoy district of the province.
"Self-defense strikes by Afghan Special Forces in Andkhoy district killed 33 Taliban ...Arabic for students... fighters and maimed two," the sources said.
The anti-government armed bully boyz including Taliban have not commented regarding the strikes so far.
Faryab is among the relatively volatile provinces in North of Afghanistan. Talibs are active in some of the restive districts of the province where often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities against the government and security institutions.
[Ynet] Three people were killed on Thursday in a suspected hit-and-run attack by Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... bandidosturbans on a town in southern Libya, residents and a military official said, the second such attack within days.
Gunmen stormed the town of Ghadwa, opened fire before retreating back into the desert, residents said.
The attack came after nine soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack claimed by Islamic State on a training camp belonging to the eastern Libyan forces of commander Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... .
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[Rudaw] A court in Nineveh province sentenced to death an Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS) member convicted of killing five Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and raping an Yezidi woman on Thursday.
Iraq’s High Judicial Council, announced the decision in a statement.
"The terrorist was wearing Afghani clothes and carrying a weapon, and he also worked as an intelligence member within the terrorist organization to report on people," read the statement.
The readout didn’t provide the nationality of the convict nor did it provide details of his arrest, his case, or identifying details such as name, age, or place of birth.
The man had participated in the battle of Zummar and had allegedly killed five ISF members and raped a Yezidi woman, according to the council.
"He was sentenced to death based on his honest and clear confession in front of the court and the statements of witnesses based on Article Four of Anti-Terror Law number 13 of the year 2005," the statement added.
Iraq’s courts heavily depend on confessions as definitive evidence against alleged ISIS members. Human rights organizations including Amnesia Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned Iraq’s fast-track courts, claiming they fail to exercise due process and extract forced confessions.
Iraq has also offered to put on trial foreign members of ISIS whose home countries don’t want to take back due to lack of evidence or perceived security threats.
According to Issue 43 of May 2019 of al-Qadha, the official gazette of the judicial council, Iraqi courts have undertaken measures against 810 "terrorists."
The court undertook many of these measures starting with former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi last year prior to the provincial election and has continued under new premier Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Of the convicted, 514 have been slapped with different sentences, while the cases of 202 are still under investigation.
The court trials of 44 individuals are ongoing, while 11 have been released due to lack of evidence, the gazette adds.
Iraq is among the world’s top five executioners, according to a recent Amnesty report.
Activists have argued the hasty trials allow evidence of ISIS crimes to be lost, thus depriving the victims of justice and closure.
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[AlAhram] A jacket wallah killed several people in a marketplace in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Thursday. It did not provide precise casualty figures.
The bomber was surrounded by security forces before detonating an boom belt, the Baghdad Operations Command said in a statement.
[Rudaw] At least eight people were killed and 15 maimed in a suicide kaboom at a market in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, a security official said. It was later claimed by the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS).
"A jacket wallah wearing an boom beltwent kaboom! close to stalls at the crowded Jamila market," said the senior police officer, who asked not to be named.
ISIS, through one of its mouthpieces on Telegram grabbed credit a few hours after the attack.
A medical source confirmed that the nearby Al Kindi hospital had received eight bodies.
The attack took place at around 9 p.m. (1800 GMT), at a time when many Iraqis have broken their Ramadan fast and take to the streets.
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Nothing quite says Ramadan like a splodeydope killing fellow muslins
[Rudaw] With the security situation deteriorating in northern areas of Iraq, seven family members of a mukhtar in Nineveh province were targeted early on Thursday with five being killed and two maimed.
"In a shameful crime, and during the days of holy Ramadhan, terrorist elements staged an attack on the house of the mukhtar of al-Lazaka village in the Hamam al-Alil district in the Nineveh province..." read a statement from Iraq’s Security Media Cell afternoon.
Seven people were targeted in the attack that was not immediately claimed by Islamic State
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[Rudaw] As Iraq tries thousands of locals and foreigners accused of joining the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... group, experts warn its jails could once again become "academies" for jihadists.
Prison was a pivotal moment for many prominent jihadists -- not least of them His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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[Foreign Policy] Israeli armed forces responded to a Hamas cyberattack by bombing the group’s hacking headquarters.
With an airstrike on Sunday, the Israeli military provided a glimpse of the future of warfare.
After blocking a cyberattack that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said was launched by operatives working on behalf of the militant group Hamas, the IDF carried out an airstrike in Gaza targeting the building in which the hackers worked, partially destroying it. The strike appears to be the first time that a nation’s military has responded in real time to a cyberattack with physical force.
In a tweet, the IDF declared victory, saying: "We thwarted an attempted Hamas cyber offensive against Israeli targets. Following our successful cyber defensive operation, we targeted a building where the Hamas cyber operatives work."
"HamasCyberHQ.exe has been removed," the tweet added, in what appears to have been a macabre attempt at a joke using an invented file name.
For years, countries have used policy documents and strategy white papers to warn that they reserved the right to choose the method by which they respond to cyberattacks, either in kind through cyberspace or with physical force, said Catherine Lotrionte, an expert on international law and a professor at Georgetown University. Now, Israel has made those warnings concrete.
"You’ve got a physical operation against a building that was in response to an ongoing cyberattack or at least a cyberattack that Hamas was planning‐that’s the interesting part," Lotrionte said.
Key questions remain about the Israeli operation, and IDF officials declined to answer questions from Foreign Policy about the nature of the attack launched by Hamas against Israel.
[ALMASDARNEWS] The last strategic town under the control of the bully boy forces in northwestern Hama has been reportedly captured by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies.
According to reports, the Syrian Arab Army captured the key town of Qal’at al-Madiq after the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and their allies withdrew from the area.
Al-Masdar has reached out to a Syrian Army source to confirm the report; however, they said there has been no confirmation from their end, despite claims by pro-opposition media about the loss of the historical town.
If Qal’at al-Madiq is indeed captured by the Syrian Arab Army, this would be a major blow to the opposition forces, as this historical town gave them the territorial advantage in northwestern Hama.
Lastly, the loss of Qal’at al-Madiq for the rebels will only open a pathway to the bully boy-held areas in the al-Ghaab Plain.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] It has been a fought day for the jihadist rebels in northwestern Hama as their forces have conceded several areas to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in a short period of time.
Led by their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army kicked off the day by overwhelming the jihadist defenses near the historical town of Qal’at al-Madiq: this would pave the way for their eventual advance into this jihadist stronghold.
The Syrian Arab Army would then bypass the jihadist defenses at Qal’at al-Madiq and impose full control over the town later this morning.
According to a military source near the front-lines, the Syrian Arab Army captured the towns of Tal Hawash, al-Kurkat, Qal’at al-Madiq, and al-Tuwanah in northwestern Hama.
The source added that the Syrian Army is now pushing to capture the key hilltop of Tal Sakher and its nearby town of al-Hobeit. Once these areas are captured, the first phase of the Syrian Army offensive will have concluded.
For the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham , they are likely to send their remaining reinforcements to the large town of Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib, as this could be a future target for the Syrian Arab Army and their allies.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] The Russian special forces were filmed carrying out an attack against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS/ISIS/IS/ISIS) terrorist organization in eastern Syria recently.
According to reports, the Russian special forces attacked the Islamic State snuffies in the western desert of the Deir Ezzor Governorate.
The Russian special forces have been entrenched with the Syrian Army for nearly two years at this front; they often provide support in an advisory role to the government troops.
While U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... declared victory against the terrorist group, they continue to carry out attacks against both the Syrian Army and Syrian Democratic Forces.
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[MOBILE.ALMASDARNEWS] A new group comprised of several rebel factions calling themselves "Fatah Dimashq" has been formed in northwestern Syria this week.
The group, which is comprised of both jihadist and Ottoman Turkish-backed rebel groups, announced their formation on Thursday after they lost several areas to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northwestern region of Syria.
According to reports, the group will consist of over 20 rebel groups, including Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham , Hurras al-Deen Group, the Free Syrian Army ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... , and Harakat Ahrar al-Sham ...a Syria jihadi group made up of Islamists and salafists, not that there's that much difference, formed into a brigade. They make up the main element of the Islamic Front but they don't profess adoration of al-Qaeda and they've been fighting (mainly for survival) against the Islamic State. Their leadership was wiped out at a single blow by a suicide kaboom at a crowded basement meeting in September, 2014... It is worth noting that the Hurras al-Deen Group is comprised of many foreign jihadists that have participated in many battles against the Syrian Arab Army in the past.
This coalition will also mark the first time that Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and the National Liberation Front ...the Turkic paramilitaries intended to replace with their native jihadi ferocity all the highly trained Turkish soldiers Sultan Erdogan I the much beloved has jailed in the last few years for not worshipping the ground he walks upon. The Uighurs and so forth who did not join Al Nusra or ISIS seem to have ended up here... groups have joined together to take on the Syrian military.
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[ALMASDARNEWS] The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham were expected to fiercely resist the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops that were attempting to advance in northwestern Hama; however, the snuffies haven’t had much of an opportunity to engage in long battles with the government forces, thanks in large part to the Russian Arclight airstrikes that have relentlessly hit their positions.
According to a military source in the town of Mhardeh, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham snuffies are struggling to resupply and reinforce their lines in northwestern Hama because the Russian airstrikes have repeatedly struck all of their convoys.
Prior to the short battle at Qal’at al-Madiq, the Russian airstrikes had battered the jihadist defenses so badly that many chose to withdraw from the historical before the Syrian Arab Army and their allies began their new attack to capture the area.
The Russian airstrikes are still ongoing across northwestern Syria this evening, with a high concentration of these attacks focused on the jihadist-held areas in the northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate.
The Russian airstrikes on northeastern Latakia are meant to weaken the jihadist defenses at the key town of Kabani, which sits atop of the al-Zuwayqat Mountains.
The Syrian Arab Army is expected to storm Kabani in the coming days as they look to eliminate the last jihadists in the northeastern Latakia
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[KhaamaPress] At least 13 Talibs were killed in separate operations of the Afghan Special Forces which were conducted in Farah city in the West and Shahwali Kot district of Kandahar in the South.
[KhaamaPress] A 
[KhaamaPress] The Talibs suffered heavy casualties in self defense strikes of the Afghan Special Forces in northern Faryab province, the military sources said Thursday.
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
[Rudaw] A court in Nineveh province sentenced to death an 
[Rudaw] As Iraq tries thousands of locals and foreigners accused of joining the 
[Foreign Policy] Israeli armed forces responded to a Hamas cyberattack by bombing the group’s hacking headquarters.
